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What is General Knowledge?

The public knowledge communicated by a range of non-specialist masses encompassing a wide subject range. General erudition: knowledge of many things.


What does General Knowledge talk about?

Knowledge about anything, anyone, anyplace in the universe. General acquaintance with facts, truths, or principles, as from study or investigation. General knowledge is also moderately associated with verbal ability, though only weakly or not at all with numerical and spatial ability.


Why is General Knowledge Needed?

There are studies that found General Knowledge can predict exam results. The study examined personality predictors &cognitive ability in student's exam performance which found General knowledge was positively related with overall exam results.


Where we need General Knowledge?

  • Bank Exams
  • Staff Selection Commission (SSC)
  • LIC / GIC Examinations
  • Railway Examinations
  • Defense Examinations
  • UPSC Examinations
  • COMPETITIVE EXAMS FOR PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS
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Chemical Formula of Water is _____ .

A) O2H B) OH
C) HO D) H2O
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) H2O

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

 

Too many cooks spoil the broth

 

A) it is always better to do a job independently B) asking many people for advice will cause confusion, and the decision will never be made
C) if too many people are involved in a task or activity, it will not be done well D) food is always cooked better if one person cooks it
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) if too many people are involved in a task or activity, it will not be done well

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Select the word with the correct spelling.

A) ceramix B) bulwaark
C) adjourns D) studiuos
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) adjourns

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Select the word with the correct spelling.

A) mamoths B) nicotien
C) rickshaw D) platypous
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) rickshaw

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

 

A wet blanket

A) A safety net of precaution from fires. B) A person who discourages enjoyment or enthusiasm.
C) An extremely uncomfortable place to sleep. D) A trick to shoo away unwelcome guests.  
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) A person who discourages enjoyment or enthusiasm.

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

 

The pilgrim said to me, "When you go down the street you will see the temple to your right."

A) The pilgrim tells me that when I go down the street I will see the temple to my right. B) The pilgrim told me that when I went down the street I would see the temple to my right.
C) The pilgrim told me that then I go down the street I would see the temple to my right. D) The pilgrim tells me that when I would be going down the street I will be seeing the temple to my right.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The pilgrim told me that when I went down the street I would see the temple to my right.

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Nereis, Pheretima (Earthworm) and Hirudinaria (blood sucking leech) are examples of which Phylum?

A) Coelenterata B) Aschelminthes
C) Annelida D) Arthropoda
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Annelida

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "no improvement".

In the early 1970s we (had) the kerosene stove.

A) have B) has
C) has had D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) no improvement

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